Psalms 7
1 A musical composition of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. Yahweh my God, I take refuge in you! Save me from all who chase me, and rescue me.
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord about Cush, the Benjamite. Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
2 Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion, tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety.
or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue.
3 Yahweh my God, if I have done this, and there is guilt on my hands—
Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
4 if I have done evil to him who was at peace with me, or senselessly harmed my enemy without cause, then hear my words.
if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause,
5 Then let my enemy pursue my life and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and lay my honor in the dust. (Selah)
may the enemy chase and find me, trample my life to the ground, my honor leave in the dirt! (Selah)
6 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger; stand up against the rage of my enemies; wake up for my sake and carry out the righteous decrees that you have commanded for them.
Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.
7 The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them.
Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne,
8 Yahweh, judge the nations; vindicate me, Yahweh, because I am righteous and innocent, Most High.
as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people, righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds.
Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
10 My shield comes from God, the one who saves the upright in heart.
God is my shield: he saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant each day.
God is a just judge, constant in righteous anger.
12 If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword and will prepare his bow for battle.
He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready,
13 He prepares to use weapons against him; he makes his arrows flaming shafts.
his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame.
14 Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies.
The enemy who conceives evil; pregnant with mischief, giving birth to lies,
15 He digs a pit and hollows it out and then falls into the hole he has made.
a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall.
16 His own destructive plans return to his own head, for his violence comes down on his own head.
On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.
17 I will give thanks to Yahweh for his justice; I will sing praise to Yahweh Most High.
I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice, and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
